Door securer



u y 1950 H. c. CARREAU 2,516,183

DOOR SECURER Filed April 16, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l 20 Fig.2.

Hehry C. Oarreau H. C. CARR I DOOR SECURER Filed April 16, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3h Il ---nl 6 I H I II l5 1 (I M' l 2/ We 1 Henry C. ca I I [a /T 1 g 22 I I I2 20 i I Patented July 25, i950 UNITED STATES A (OFFICE A V Q 2,516,183 I a noon sEouiiE'Rf Henry G. Carreau, Venice, Calif. Application ril 16; 1947, Serial No. 741,751"

. The present invention relates. to new anduseful'improvements in door-securinggdevices; and more particularly to a detachable or' permanently attached securing device which will securely hold a door in a closed position and which cannot be operated from an opposite side ofthe door.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a door-securing device including a hinged plate adapted for swinging against the inside of a door to secure the same against opening movement, together with locking means for the hinge plate to secure the latter in door-securing position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character including a vertically sliding locking member for the hinged-plate and arranged for use upon left or right swinging doors.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is eflicient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and which may be secured in a desired position on a door by screws or other suitable fastening means, and which otherwise is well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the door securer shown removed from a door,

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of. the slide plate for the locking lug,

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a door and door jamb with the door securer attached thereto in open position,.

Figure 6 is a similar view showing the door securing device in closed position against the door, and

Figure 7 is a view in elevation of the hinged plate.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of hinge plates, the plate 5 being secured in a fixed position to a door jamb 1 by means of prongs 8 projecting from the rear surface of the plate 5 and driven into the jamb.

1 Claim. 01. 2925298) k I. z Suitably secured toone edge I hinge pin '9' on which eyes I [3 carried by'the inner edge. t ng e. 6 r win ab y mo'untedj Also carried at the hinged edge ofthe fixed plate 5 are upper and lower locking blocks II and I 2 which may be cast integrally with the plate or suitably secured thereto. The blocks II and I2 are spaced vertically one above the other and each includes right angularly disposed edges l3 and M, the edge l3 being positioned against the inner surface of the door jamb l, as shown in Figure 6 of the drawing, while the edge ['4 of the locking block is positioned substantially in the plane of the late 5.

A vertical slot [5 is formed in the hinge plate 6, the vertical edges of the slot being beveled, as shown at It, and in which is slidably mounted a dovetailed sliding plate I! to position the sliding plate flush with the surfaces of the hinge plate 6, as shown in Figure 2. The sliding plate I! is secured to a plate It by means of rivets or the like I 9 having its ends countersunk in the respective plates, the plate is being positioned against the rear surface of the hinge plate 6 and with its side edges overlying the edges of the slot l5.

The plate is is formed at one vertical edge with a laterally projecting locking lug 20 which extends horizontally toward the hinged edge of the hinge plate 6, the lug being of an area to move between the locking blocks H and i2 when the hinge plate 6 is swung into its open position and when the slide plate I! is moved into a central position in the slot l5, as shown in Figure 1. When the locking lug 20 is moved into this position, the hinge plate 6 is free to swing into an open position in the plane of the fixed hinge plate 5, as shown in Figure 5 of the drawing, whereby the door 2! is free to swing into an open or closed position.

When it is desired to lock the door, the door is closed against the jamb I and the hinge plate 6 swung against the inner surface of the door, as shown in Figure 6, and the locking lug moved downwardly into the lower portion of the slot l5, whereby the outer end of the lug 20 will be positioned in abutting engagement with the edge M of the lower locking block l2. The hinge plate 6 is then held against opening movement.

The weight of the lug 20 and plates l1 and I8 will maintain the said plates and lugs in a lower position in the slot I5, and thus the locking lug will be held against accidental sliding movement. The plates 6 and [8 are formed with finger-gripping lugs 2| and 22, respectively, to facilitate swinging of the hinge plate 5 and sliding of the lug 20 into and out of its locking position.

oi th e plat e 51s a j In the drawings, the device is shown for use with a door hinged at its right side and when using the device for oppositely hinged doors, the plates 5 and 6 are secured in an inverted position to the jamb so that the locking block H will be lowermost. The locking lug 20 is movable into locking engagement with either of the blocks I I or [2 due to the length of slot 15.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecesaary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though I have herein shown and described-a preferred embodiment of my invention that the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the inventionas herein described and within the scope of the appended claim.

A- door securer comprising a pair of hingedly 4 connected plates, one of said plates adapted for fastening to a door jamb and the other of said plates being free for swinging behind the free edge of a door when closed against the jamb, a locking abutment fixed to said first-named plate, said second-named plate having a vertical slot, a slide held in said slot for vertical sliding movement and a locking lug carried by the slide and movable into and out of: engagement with the abutment to holdthe plates against swinging movement.

' HENRY C. CARREAU.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

I UNITED STATES PATENTS Bealll "Jan; 20, 1891 

